ASUS Announces Ambitious New Global E-waste Recycling Target
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ASUS aims to recycle 20% of its global e-waste by 2025
ASUS begins a new recycling operation in India
In celebration of World Environment Day 2017, ASUS hosts local recycling events around the world
India, To mark World Environment Day 2017, ASUS, the Taiwanese leader in technology, today announced an ambitious new target of recycling 20 percent of its...
Nokia 6, Nokia 5, Nokia 3 Android smartphones expected to launch in India on June 13
HMD Global a Finnish start-up company, which has the official permit to manufacture, distribute and sell Nokia-branded smartphones worldwide. Now the company is all set to launch its most awaited and talked Nokia 6, Nokia 5, Nokia 3 mid-range smartphones in the Indian tech market on June 13 (Tuesday). HMD Global has started sending out the media invites for...
Mouser/Molex-Sponsored Car Runs Strong at Indy 500, Heads to Detroit
Following a standout performance at the storied Indianapolis 500 by substitute driver James Davison, former Formula 1 driver Esteban Gutierrez and the Mouser-sponsored No. 18 car are gearing up for the two-day Detroit Grand Prix, starting June 3. During day one of Indy 500 qualifying, driver Sebastien Bourdais’ car flipped and burst into flames, sending Bourdais into surgery for...
For added cyber security, experts recommend spring cleaning your tech
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Experts say cleaning up your data, hardware, and online presence can further protect you as ransomware and hackers put your data, and industry data, at risk.
Nick Thomas, IT Security Director at All Points and host/co-founder of InfoSecSync, said it is increasingly important to protect your data.
"I think every year it becomes a bigger threat than...
What exactly is the Internet of Things?
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an emerging technology where machines are embedded with sensors that allow them to exchange data with each other, with little to no human involvement. Basically, it means all sorts of everyday items are connected to the internet which could potentially transform the way we live.
One of the earliest examples of this concept goes...
GSLV Mk III, India’s heaviest satellite to be launched today
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Monday will be launching India’s heavy-lift rocket GSLV Mark III carrying the 3136 kg communication satellite, GSAT-19 into a Geo-synchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO) in space from Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. The 25-and-a-half hour countdown for the launch began at 3.58 pm on Sunday.
Called the ‘Fat Boy Satellite’, the GSLV Mark III-D1 rocket will...
High air pollution levels may hit India’s solar power generation plans
New Delhi: High pollution levels could play spoilsport in India’s solar power generation plans, say experts.
For instance, in the National Capital Region (NCR) centred on Delhi, high pollution levels have hit the efficiency of solar rooftop projects to the extent of 10%, the experts said.
Delhi is among the most polluted cities in the world. The World Health Organization ranked...
The Parker Solar Probe: Why NASA Needs To Touch The Sun [Infographic]
NASA has decided to make a probe that can touch the Sun. It’s called the Parker Solar Probe and its mission is to travel across our solar system and enter an orbit around the Sun that would put it inside the Sun’s outer atmosphere. The reason behind this is, of course, to study the sun up close, but what...
SBI approves 100MW of Grid-Connected Rooftop Solar Projects under World Bank Program
NEW DELHI, The State Bank of India (SBI) today announced financing of solar rooftop projects worth Rs 400 crore, with private developers. This would add at least 100 MW of solar rooftop capacity to the grid, and is a significant step towards meeting the Government of India’s target for 40 GW of solar rooftop installations.
SBI has availed loan of USD...
Mitigating Your Cyber Security Risks
Cyber security issues have been elevated up to C-level executives. They are concerned about cost, reputation damage, loss of business, and liabilities. You budget for cyber security, and staff appropriately. You may even have purchased cyber security insurance. You try to demonstrate that your cyber security investment is successful. Did you do enough?
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I recently read some excerpts...